104 or:i^amental gardening. 



Douglas' Spruce {A. Douglasii), of pyramidal habit, 

 and in foliage resembling the Hemlock ; said to improve 

 with age for generations, A. 



Himalayan or Smith's Spruce {A. Smithiana), var- 

 iable as to hardiness in the Northern States, habit sin- 

 gularly graceful, and with light-green, glaucous foliage. 

 Obovate-coned Spruce {A. obovata), resembles the Norway 

 Spruce, but slower growing and more slender. Oriental 

 or Eastern Spruce {A. orientalis) somewhat resembling 

 the last, and remarkable for its graceful habit ; needs 

 protection in northern localities while young. Ahies 

 2)olita, from Japan, is a very handsome tree of erect 

 habit, with sharply-pointed, bright-green leaves. 



In the Hemlock section of this genus are a number of 

 valuable ornamental sorts. 



The. Hemlock Spruce {A. Canadeiisis) is a well- 

 knoAvn native species, of excellent quality for the lawn, 

 and as a hedge plant. The drooping branches give the 

 tree a graceful appearance. Foliage delicate and dark, 

 like that of the Yew; delights in deep, moist loam, 

 and does not object to some shade, B. Of varieties of 

 the above there are the Dwarf Hemlock Spruce (var. 

 nana), forming a compact, conical bush ; the Dense 

 Hemlock Spruce (var. densa), of handsome, dwarf, 

 dense form; Sargent's Weeping Hemlock (var. Sargentii), 

 a dense, irregularly, weeping form, with graceful, spray- 

 like branches, like an evergreen fountain ; remarkably 

 handsome and hardy ; the Small-leaved Hemlock Spruce 

 (var. microplitjlla), a slow grower, compact, picturesque, 

 and full of deep shadows ; heavy, dark -green leaves. 

 There are several other varieties of no marked merit. 



Among the Firs are many fine ornamental trees. 



Tlie Balsam Fir {A. halsarnea) is a well-known 

 species of most handsome appearance while young, with 

 dark-green foliage. 



